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Chrissy Teigen Sparks Bacon Debate on Twitter

Internet sensation and Cravings cookbook author Chrissy Teigen loves breakfast food. In a Twitter poll on March 27, the Sports Illustrated swimsuit model gave her opinion on the perfect crispiness of bacon: “4. Chewy crispy fat, crispy juicy meat.” Several people took this as an opportunity to challenge … Read More

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Facebook

Facebook has released a more detailed plan to fight election interference for the 2018 midterms

We'll probably never know, but Facebook and CEO Mark Zuckerberg are trying to avoid another instance in the future where that might even be a question. The company published a blog post on Thursday outlining some of the steps it's taking to prevent foreign governments from using Facebook to try … …

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Facebook

Facebook was informed privacy breach app might sell user data

Facebook was informed that the app at the centre of a massive data leak could sell user data to third parties, according to documents seen by the Financial Times, raising fresh questions about how the company protects its users' data. The social network was sent terms and conditions for the …

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Facebook

Facebook begins ‘fact-checking’ photos and videos

Facebook has for months faced an uproar among users whose complaints range from the spread of fake news to the use of the network to manipulate elections and the harvesting of 50 million people's Facebook data by the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. Manipulated photos and videos are … Read More

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Social Media

Tweeting from trials: How social media gives crime followers a front-row seat

There's a Facebook group for pretty much every interest and hobby, and that includes groups dedicated to monitoring high-profile murder trials. Thousands of true crime followers are closely monitoring developments of court cases on social media, and while legal analysts say that kind of public … Read More

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Social Media

US wants visa applicants to submit social media details

The State Department is planning to require all U.S. visa applicants to submit personal details about their social media accounts, including usernames and phone numbers, the Associated Press reported Thursday. The department will seek public opinion on the new requirements before submitting them … Read More

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Social Media

US rolls out more aggressive social media screening for non-citizens at border

A proposed State Department form would require all US visa applicants to disclose their social media handles, according to a Bloomberg report. The requirement is significantly broader than previous filings, which had made disclosure voluntary and applied to only a portion of visa applicants identified … Read More

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A.I and Customer Experience

Microsoft announces big leadership changes, Windows cheif Terry Myerson is leaving the company

Alex Kipman will lead the new AI Perception & Mixed Reality (MR) team which brings together all of Microsoft's speech, vision, MR and additional perception capabilities. Eric Boyd … The purpose of this team is to instill a unifying product ethos across our end-user experiences and devices. Computing … Read More

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A.I and Customer Experience

Microsoft Reorg: Myerson Exits, Guthrie To Lead New AI Group

Nadella said these technological advances "represent a tremendous opportunity for our customers, our partners — everyone." To that end, Nadella announced the creation of two new engineering units — Experiences & Devices, led by Corporate Vice President Rajesh Jha; and Cloud + AI Platform, led by … Read More

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Customer Service

Carmichael Consulting Hires New Customer Service Engineer, Kenneth Florence

Prior to joining Carmichael Consulting, Florence worked as a Regional Support Technician with Tolt Solutions, where he fine-tuned his customer service skills and IT troubleshooting abilities. He also spent five years with Toys 'R Us, working his way up to the position of Asset Protection Specialist. Read More

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